Chapter 44

In the 1990s, Japanese inns were commonplace, adhering to traditional customs with tatami mats, low tables, and simple flower arrangements, with sliding doors dividing the spaces.

Chuci stood in the Japanese-style room (bedroom) he shared with Jiateng Ying and Wang Shibao. Two paper-and-bamboo sliding doors separated the space into three smaller private areas. In such a small place, speaking too loudly would be heard by the neighbors.

Even so, Chuci took the risk of being exposed, placed his right hand on the floor, and a black and white light shone, forming an alchemical array that blocked sound and light. He then took out two female dolls from his pocket.

"Come out, Shinakou, Fukakou," Chuci whispered, reciting the incantation to activate the magical dolls.

A flash of light, and the two dolls grew visibly, transforming into two exquisitely beautiful girls in less than ten seconds.

"Shinakou (Fukakou), we present ourselves to our master," two soft, sweet voices chimed in succession.

The Balance of Scales technique did not allow unnatural entities to exist within Chuci's body. Therefore, on the first day of entering the main domain of the cycle, Chuci began attempting the taboo of human alchemy in various alchemical systems. Of course, Chuci did not directly challenge the highest difficulty of creating a skeletal doll (a body-shaped magical doll made using forbidden alchemy), but instead chose to create a lower-level soul doll (an alchemical doll made from alchemical materials to house a soul).

Strictly speaking, Shinakou and Fukakou were more like technological machines than intelligent life forms, unable to generate the spark of a soul from 0 and 1. Chuci, settling for the next best option, extracted their databases and algorithms, creating a simulated brain-computing system within the dolls, thus turning the two artificial intelligences into semi-technological magical dolls with mystical abilities.

Shinakou was made primarily of crystal, combined with thirty-five chemical elements, and enhanced with water elemental energy. Her main ability was refraction, capable of deflecting energy attacks not exceeding the double-C level, and with her formidable computational power, it could be used as a reflective shield.

Fukakou was made primarily of meteoric rock, supplemented with seventy-five chemical elements, and enhanced with earth elemental energy. Her main ability was Rock Wall, capable of instantly blocking physical attacks not exceeding fifteen double-C level attacks.

The two dolls' appearances were designed by the girls themselves, with Chuci only responsible for the final shaping. Shinakou had the appearance of a twelve- or thirteen-year-old Caucasian girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, while Fukakou had the appearance of a five- or six-year-old Asian girl with black hair and black eyes. Both were very lively and cute, serving as Chuci's last line of defense and secretarial assistants.

Besides Shinakou and Fukakou, Chuci had several other magical dolls in his pocket, all made from materials he bought from the Overgod, crafted by himself for combat. Despite his empty hands, he could easily employ a human wave tactic to overwhelm opponents.

"Shinakou, Fukakou, search for 'Midnight Bell' and its derivative entries, then list the most suitable strategy for me," Chuci ordered, taking out the storage devices he had prepared, containing a large amount of data from the movie and its derivatives (original novels, comics, animations, fan works, author explanations, etc.), and directly giving the command, making the two underage girls act as illegal child labor.

"Understood," the two dolls answered in unison. Their fingers deformed, turning into ten connection ports, which connected to the various storage devices, beginning to analyze the data.

Half an hour later, Shinakou and Fukakou moved closer together...

Then they opened their little mouths...

Then they extended their tender tongues...

Then they pressed them together...

Then they stirred...

Then they made smacking sounds...

Then Chuci started sweating on his back.

Wait, don't misunderstand... This is actually data exchange!

Because both of their hands were connected to the storage devices, Shinakou and Fukakou had to find another way to exchange data. Chuci, being careless, forgot to add common knowledge to them, so the two innocent girls used the simplest method.

The two underage girls, each exquisitely beautiful, looked like they were just being affectionate, with no hint of anything inappropriate, so Chuci endured it, waiting for them to finish exchanging data before separating them.

"How is it? Have you reached a conclusion?" Chuci asked.

Shinakou answered with a soft breath, "Master, what is today's date?"

"What does that have to do with anything?" Chuci was puzzled.

"If the first incident occurred on September 5, 1990, at 23:11, Shinakou and I can deal with Sadako," Fukakou answered seriously.

Chuci recalled the time and date of the incident, hesitating, "The date should be correct, but it wasn't quite 11 o'clock just now."

Shinakou immediately said, "Then it was 22:49, and in this scene, Sadako cannot be dealt with by our efforts alone."

"Is... that different?" Chuci still didn't understand the difference between dying at 10 and 11 o'clock.

"It's different, it's the difference between the original novel and the adapted movie," Fukakou explained seriously, "In the original novel, we are in a large computer data system called 'Ringu' jointly established by Japan and the United States. 'Sadako' is just a mutated virus. Although everyone is in Ringu, at least Shinakou and I can take a series of measures against Sadako. However, in the adapted movie, Sadako becomes an uncontrollable mystical entity—a vengeful spirit—and Shinakou and I have less experience in dealing with her."

"Indeed," Shinakou agreed, explaining her approach, "Master, from the data we know, the unit of a soul in alchemical terms can be represented by particles. A normal human soul consists of 129,600 soul particles, and the function of the soul is not definitively known. The external manifestation of a soul's ability can be described as a mental wave."

"A wave?" Chuci immediately thought of brain waves.

"Exactly, this wave is a physical manifestation of mental energy. Depending on its function, the wavelength and frequency change, but one thing is certain," Shinakou, more human-like than Fukakou, also learned to create suspense.

"What?" Chuci was pleased with Shinakou's change and asked in response.

"A microwave oven can suppress mental energy," Shinakou said seriously, as if stating that a microwave oven can bake a cake.

Chuci initially thought Shinakou was joking, but then Fukakou continued seriously.

"Based on Master's description, we can determine that Sadako's vengeful spirit is attached to the video tape. The content on the tape is actually Sadako's deepest memory. The reason Sadako can curse innocent people is 'knowledge.' Knowing about Sadako's existence triggers fear, which in turn activates the vengeful spirit on the tape, manifesting Sadako's image. This image is transmitted through mental energy and can only be perceived through the eyes or mental energy. If Master had a camera, he definitely wouldn't have been able to capture Sadako's image."

"The microwaves from a microwave oven can interfere with all wavelengths. For example, if a mobile phone is placed in a microwave oven and turned on, even if the phone is not damaged, it cannot make calls. The wavelength of mental energy is even finer than electromagnetic waves, so it cannot penetrate the interference," Shinakou finished, then pounced into Chuci's arms, starting to act cute and urging him, "Master, quickly, quickly, go get the video tape for us to experiment with!"

"Shut up, go to sleep!" Chuci pressed Shinakou's head, pushing her back to Fukakou, "I'm with a group now, and they're decent people. Don't cause trouble for them, understand?"

"Okay" x2

PS: I'm being serious and making things up again. Just to reiterate, this is a novel, so don't expect too much accuracy. Enjoy the story.

Another PS: Thank you to all the readers for your support. I will work even harder to make the story more exciting.

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